BAUHINIA VARIEGATA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Bauhinia variegata mean? 

• BAUHINIA VARIEGATA (noun)
  The noun BAUHINIA VARIEGATA has 1 sense:

1. small East Indian tree having orchid-like flowers and hard dark wood

  Familiarity information: BAUHINIA VARIEGATA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BAUHINIA VARIEGATA (noun)

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Meaning:

Small East Indian tree having orchid-like flowers and hard dark wood

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Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Bauhinia variegata; mountain ebony; orchid tree

Hypernyms ("Bauhinia variegata" is a kind of...):

angiospermous tree; flowering tree (any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary)

Holonyms ("Bauhinia variegata" is a member of...):

Bauhinia; genus Bauhinia (mountain ebony, orchid tree)